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Conservatory Honors and Awards
May 20, 2013
Conservatory Communications Staff
The 2013 conservatory honors and awards recipients, left to right (front row) Shuyi Guan, Yuxin Ouyang, Alexa Ciciretti, Marguerite Jones, Ann Schaefer, Shihui Yin, Crispin Swank. (Middle row) Joseph Hauer, Caroline LIttle, Helen Newby, Benjamin Rempel, Aaron Keeney, Rachel Grandstrand, Robert McGinness. (Back row) Gregory Wang, John Davison, Wesley Hall, Justin Murphy-Mancini, Wyatt Underhill. Not pictured: Wei (Amy) Shi, Myra Hinrichs, Carrie Frey.
Photo credit: Dale Preston 鈥83
The Conservatory of Music held it annual awards ceremony and banquet on Monday, May 13, in Peters Hall. Twenty-two students from all areas of the conservatory were honored for their outstanding work. See more photos from the event on the .
2013 Conservatory of Music Honors and Awards
The Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts
Awarded to a graduating senior who has performed with uncommon distinction in music performance.
Gregory Wang 鈥13, piano performance major
The Walter E. Aschaffenburg Prize
Awarded to a graduating senior for outstanding music composition.
Yuxin Ouyang 鈥13, composition major
The Ruth Cogan Memorial Scholarship in Vocal Performance
Awarded to outstanding voice majors who have dedicated significant time to the Otto B. Schoepfle Vocal Arts Center.
Robert McGinness 鈥13, voice performance major
The Arthur Dann Senior Piano Competition
Awarded to the winner of this juried competition for excellence in piano performance.
Shihui Yin 鈥14, piano performance major
The John Elvin Piano Prize
Awarded to a student judged by the piano department to be the most talented in the junior class.
Joseph Hauer 鈥14, piano performance major
The Louis and Marguerite Bloomberg Greenwood Prize
Awarded to a graduating student excelling in cello, piano, violin or voice.
Marguerite Jones 鈥13, voice performance major
The James H. Hall Prize in Music History
Awarded to a graduating senior for excellence in work in musicology.
Rachel Grandstrand 鈥13, cello performance and music history major
The Selby Harlan Houston Prize
Awarded to a graduating senior whose performance in organ and music theory is of distinguished quality.
Wesley Hall 鈥13, organ performance and historical keyboard instrument performance major, Master of Music in Historical Performance
The Faustina Hurlbutt Prize
Awarded to an outstanding graduating student in cello, piano, violin, or voice.
Wyatt Underhill 鈥13, violin performance major with historical performance minor
The Louis and Annette Kaufman Prize in Piano
Awarded to a piano student showing the most progress in chamber music.
Joseph Hauer 鈥14, piano performance major
The Louis and Annette Kaufman Prize in Violin
Awarded to and outstanding student of violin.
Wyatt Underhill 鈥13, violin performance major with historical performance minor
The Carol Nott Piano Pedagogy Prize
Awarded to an outstanding graduating senior for continued study in piano pedagogy.
Shuyi Guan 鈥13, piano performance major
The Pi Kappa Lambda Prize for Musicianship
Awarded to a student judged to be the most outstanding of those elected to Pi Kappa Lambda
Alexa Ciciretti 鈥13, cello performance major with historical performance minor
Wyatt Underhill 鈥13, violin performance major with historical performance minor
The Theodore Presser Graduate Music Award
Awarded to an outstanding returning graduate student for the furtherance of his musical education and career.
Justin Murphy-Mancini 鈥13, rgan performance, composition and philosophy major returning with Master of Music in Historical Keyboard Instrument Performance
The Theodore Presser Undergraduate Scholarship
Awarded to an outstanding returning double-degree student for excellence in musicianship and liberal arts study.
Aaron Keeney 鈥14, voice performance and chemistry major
The Earl L. Russell Award in Historical Performance
Awarded to a worthy student majoring in historical performance to assist with the purchase of a musical instrument.
Justin Murphy-Mancini 鈥13, organ performance, composition and philosophy major returning with Master of Music in Historical Keyboard Instrument Performance
The Rudolf Serkin Scholarship
Awarded to a student demonstrating excellence in piano performance.
Wei (Amy) Shi 鈥14, piano performance major
The Margot Bos Stambler 鈥84 Professional Development Award
Awarded to an outstanding voice major of great promise to enhance career opportunities.
Robert McGinness 鈥13, voice performance major
The James 鈥淛immy鈥 Stamp Award
Awarded to the most improved trumpet player.
John Davison 鈥13, trumpet performance major
The Ernest Hatch Wilkins Memorial Prize
Awarded to returning students who have demonstrated academic excellence in the three preceding years.
Carrie Frey 鈥14, viola performance major
The Avedis Zildjian Conservatory Percussion Award
Awarded to a continuing percussion major in recognition of outstanding performance skills.
Benjamin Rempel 鈥15, percussion performance major
The Conservatory Initiative Grants Supporting Imagination and Excellence (CIGSIE)
Carrie J. Frey 鈥14, viola performance major
Myra A. Hinrichs 鈥13, violin performance and mathematics major
Caroline E. Little 鈥15, flute performance major
Helen P. Newby 鈥13, cello performance major
Crispin P. Swank 鈥14, classical guitar performance major
Piano Faculty Prize in Accompanying
Awarded to a graduating senior who has demonstrated excellence in accompanying singers and instrumentalists.
Ann Schaefer 鈥13, piano performance major
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